Data pulled November 2026
Best software according to Reddit
We read 474 Reddit posts and comments across 12 software categories and counted who praised and who complained about each product. Each page shows the counts and links to the threads. Vendors plugging their own tools do not count. See how we built this.
Disclosure: prowlo is our product. Its dataset supplied these threads.
AI and automation
AI coding tools
Codex came out ahead with 18 positive and 3 negative mentions.
53 posts and comments · 4 subreddits · 14 products
Vibe coding app builders
Lovable came out ahead with 7 positive and 2 negative mentions.
36 posts and comments · 4 subreddits · 10 products
MCP servers
Playwright MCP came out ahead with 4 positive and 0 negative mentions.
35 posts and comments · r/mcp · 41 products
Workflow automation tools
n8n came out ahead with 21 positive and 8 negative mentions.
48 posts and comments · 3 subreddits · 9 products
SaaS infrastructure
SaaS payment platforms
Stripe came out ahead with 16 positive and 3 negative mentions.
50 posts and comments · r/SaaS · 12 products
Hosting platforms for web apps
Vercel came out ahead with 4 positive and 1 negative mentions.
35 posts and comments · 4 subreddits · 15 products
Backend and auth platforms
Convex came out ahead with 3 positive and 2 negative mentions.
37 posts and comments · 3 subreddits · 11 products
Web and product analytics tools
PostHog came out ahead with 11 positive and 2 negative mentions.
35 posts and comments · r/SaaS · 18 products
Growth and sales
SEO tools
Google Search Console came out ahead with 7 positive and 0 negative mentions.
32 posts and comments · 3 subreddits · 15 products
B2B lead data tools
No clear leader. Apollo drew the most discussion.
35 posts and comments · 3 subreddits · 26 products
Newsletter platforms
Substack came out ahead with 8 positive and 6 negative mentions.
36 posts and comments · r/Newsletters · 9 products
Product launch platforms
No clear leader. Product Hunt drew the most discussion.
57 posts and comments · 2 subreddits · 19 products